Kinematics:
Fun water slide projectile video clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBvUBQWK0w4 Roller Coaster Physics http://www.vast.org/vip/book/home.htm
There's a wealth of information here, some of it quite technical. Physics concepts as they relate to roller coasters are explained using text, diagrams, and equations. You'll also find various activities, labs, and tests. Theme Park Physics http://www.learner.org/interactives/parkphysics/ http://library.thinkquest.org/C005075F/
Simple, understandable explanations of how rides work. Read about your favourite amusement park rides and why they're as exciting and as safe as they are. You can also check out the locations of the best rides in the world. Design Your Own Roller Coaster http://www.funderstanding.com/k12/coaster/
"It is your mission to design the coaster so that you can achieve maximum thrills and chills without crashing or flying off the track." How to Make a Roller Coaster Work http://www.fearofphysics.com/Roller/roller.html
How fast must a roller coaster travel to safely make it through loops and over hills? This entertaining site lets you adjust the variables to see how good you are at designing a roller coaster.
Dynamics: Friction and Acceleration http://www.msu.edu/user/brechtjo/physics/atwood/atwood.html
What factors will affect the acceleration of a system? How much of a difference does friction make? The Atwood machine is a simple system consisting of two masses and a pulley. Play with the weight of the masses to see how acceleration is affected. Atwood Machine Applet http://lectureonline.cl.msu.edu/~mmp/kap4/cd097a.htm
This Java applet also gives you an opportunity to play around with different masses for the Atwood machine, and see the results on acceleration.
Fun water slide projectile video clip:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBvUBQWK0w4
Roller Coaster Physics
http://www.vast.org/vip/book/home.htm
There's a wealth of information here, some of it quite technical. Physics concepts as they relate to roller coasters are explained using text, diagrams, and equations. You'll also find various activities, labs, and tests.
Theme Park Physics
http://www.learner.org/interactives/parkphysics/
http://library.thinkquest.org/C005075F/
Simple, understandable explanations of how rides work. Read about your favourite amusement park rides and why they're as exciting and as safe as they are. You can also check out the locations of the best rides in the world. Design Your Own Roller Coaster
http://www.funderstanding.com/k12/coaster/
"It is your mission to design the coaster so that you can achieve maximum thrills and chills without crashing or flying off the track." How to Make a Roller Coaster Work
http://www.fearofphysics.com/Roller/roller.html
How fast must a roller coaster travel to safely make it through loops and over hills? This entertaining site lets you adjust the variables to see how good you are at designing a roller coaster.
Dynamics:
Friction and Acceleration
http://www.msu.edu/user/brechtjo/physics/atwood/atwood.html
What factors will affect the acceleration of a system? How much of a difference does friction make? The Atwood machine is a simple system consisting of two masses and a pulley. Play with the weight of the masses to see how acceleration is affected.
Atwood Machine Applet
http://lectureonline.cl.msu.edu/~mmp/kap4/cd097a.htm
This Java applet also gives you an opportunity to play around with different masses for the Atwood machine, and see the results on acceleration.
Energy and Momentum: